Feb 5, 1981

Producer David Foster and Rebecca Dyer have a daughter, Sara Foster, in Los Angeles. Dad played keyboards on Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again"

Feb 20, 1981

Two weeks after Leona Williams filed for divorce, she and Merle Haggard reconcile in Mississippi. Her original suit charged him with domestic violence and drug abuse

Mar 22, 1981

Steve Earle weds Carol-Ann Hunter, his third wife, at the Church of God in Nashville

Mar 22, 1981

Exactly six months after they first met, Jack Greene gets engaged to June Simmons

Apr 5, 1981

Dottie West's seven-year marriage to drummer Byron Metcalf ends in divorce. West pays $55,000 cash and $10,000 in attorney's fees

Apr 8, 1981

Glen Campbell breaks up with Tanya Tucker when she goes to Los Angeles' trendy Le Dome restaurant with friend Beverly Hills--and without him

Apr 27, 1981

Ex-Beatle drummer Ringo Starr marries Barbara Bach in London. The ceremony is attended by former bandmates Paul McCartney and George Harrison, both of whom have authored country hits

Jun 8, 1981

Donny and Debbie Osmond have a boy, Jeremy James Osmond, in Utah. Five years earlier, Donny and Marie Osmond won the American Music Award for Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group

Jun 12, 1981

Hours after Alabama plays on the RCA showcase at Fan Fair, Randy Owen and his wife, Kelly, have a baby boy, Heath Yeuell Owen

Jun 16, 1981

Kix Brooks proposes to his girlfriend, Barbara Bruce. She says yes